Carl scholl



(No Model.)

o. SGEOLL. GoEsET STEEL.

Patented Feb. 6, 1:81947.-

E S s E N H W ATTOR N EYS VIO UNITED STATES` PATENT OFFICE.

CARL SCHOLL, OF GPPIN GEN, GERMANY.

CORSET-STEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,242, dated February6, 1894.

O Application filed July 13, 1893. Serial No. 480.345. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL SCROLL, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Gppingen, Wrtemberg, Germany, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements tions of the zig-zag being-united by curved portionsto form a means of securing or otherwise fastening the corset steel inthe corset, and a square cap placed at theextremities of the steel tocover the projecting extremities of the wire which are bent at rightangles to the sides of the steel and in the combination and arrangementof `parts hereinafter described and claimed.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-Figure lis a face or plan view of the corset steel, and Fig 2 a verticalsection taken on the line m- Fig. l.

In said drawings, the straight portions of the zig-zag of the completedsteel are represented by a. and the curved portions, uniting theseportions a, are represented by b. These portions a and b all lie in thesame plane and form a flat, zig-zag strip, the ends g of which are bentat right angles to the edges or sides of the strip, whilethe portions aare oblique to the same, that is alternately right and left oblique.Over the ends of the corset steel are placed the caps consisting of theportion d covering the ends g of the wire and the two portions e and fat right angles to the portions d and embracing or closing the sides ofthev steel as shown in Fig. l thus making the extremities of the steelsubstantially square.

VThis cap is secured to the corset steel by-simply flattening itdownthereon and forming an indentation h extending into the space be- 5otween the end g and one of the straight portions a of the zig-zag (seeFig. 2). The wire used is `by preference round in cross section althoughflattened or angular wire may be used without departing from the spiritof my invention. It will be observed that the steel thus formedpossesses sufficient rigidity in a Vertical direction, is sufcient-lystrong and light and is exiblein all directions necessary in steelsadapted for stays. It is quickly and 6o The ends or extremities of thesteel being protected by square caps, there is less danger ofpenetration of the person in wearing and the ends are less liable toprotrude through the covering of the corset after more or less wear.

Having thus described my invention, what 7o I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A corset steel consisting of asingle strip of Wire, the main portion ofwhich is bent into a flat zig-zag form, the straight portions of thezig-zag being united by curved portions and having the extremities ofthe wire strip bent at right angles to the sides, said extremities'being protected by square caps attened down upon the Wire to embracethe extremi- Se ties and a portion of the sides adjacent thereto,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this9th day of June, 1893.

CARL SCHOLL.

Witnesses M. -ENDEIss, GOTTLOB MLLER.

